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Community continues wait for justice 3 years after Bardstown officer's ambush

Community continues wait for justice 3 years after Bardstown officer's ambush

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Updated: 11:22 PM EDT May 25, 2016

Community continues wait for justice 3 years after Bardstown officer's ambush

Community continues wait for justice 3 years after Bardstown officer's ambush

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Updated: 11:22 PM EDT May 25, 2016

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WEBVTT FORGET NUMBER 139. OFFICERS, FRIENDS, AND FAMILY HAVE GATHERED HERE AT THE BARDSTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT WEDNESDAY EVENING. IT IS THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF OFFICER JASON ELLIS, AND ON THIS NIGHT HIS FINAL RIDE WILL BE RETRACED. CHIEF RICK MCCUBBIN HAS DRIV THE ROUTE MANY TIMES, LOOKING FOR ANSWERS, BUT NOW, LIKE MANY , HE IS LOOKING FOR PEACE. IT IS ONE WAY FOR US TO KIND OF REFLECT ON IT AND HIS MEMORY. LAUREN: FROM THE SKY, THERE IS A SEA OF BLUE LIGHTS. THE MILES-LONG RIDE SLOWS AS IT PASSES EXIT 34. IT IS HERE THAT OFFICER ELLIS STOPPED TO REMOVE DEBRIS IN THE ROADWAY, WHEN HE WAS AMBUSHED , SHOT, AND LEFT FOR DEAD. THE PROCESSION ENDS WHERE IT DID SOME THREE YEARS AGO QUIET , A COUNTRY CEMETERY WHERE ELLIS WAS LAID TO REST. AS NIGHT FALLS, CANDLES ARE LIT, AND THE FINAL CALL FOR OFFICER ELLIS IS PLAYED. HIS MOTHER IN LAW, KRIS PHILLIPS , PRAISE -- PRAYS FOR STRIKE. -- FOR STRENGTH. >> KEEP THIS COMMUNITY SAFE, OUR OFFICERS SAFE. LORD, WE'RE GOING TO BE PATIENT. WE'RE GOING TO WAIT. IN YOUR WILL BE DONE, IN JESUS' NAME WE PRAY. LAUREN: IN THIS CROWD OF MORE THAN A HUNDRED, THERE ARE STRANGERS AND FRIENDS. OFFICER ELLIS MEANS SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO EACH ONE. FOR JOEDY GILLILAND, A DETECTIVE WITH THE NELSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, ELLIS WAS A DEAR FRIEND. >> WE COACHED T-BALL TOGETHER, AND I'M GLAD WE DID. HE WAS FOR COACH, HIS SON. IT WAS AN HONOR TO KNOW THE MAN. A GREAT GUY, AND THAT'S A UNDERSTATEMENT. LAUREN AND THAT'S WHY EVERYONE HERE, INCLUDING CHIEF MCCUBBIN, HAS PLEDGED NEVER TO FORGET 139, AS THEY CONTINUE TO WAIT FOR JUSTICE. >> I'M GOING TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO MAKE SURE WHAT HE DID WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. ANN: -- LAUREN: IN NELSON COUNTY, LAUREN ADAMS, WLKY NEWS. VICKI: AGAIN, THE ELLIS CASE

Community continues wait for justice 3 years after Bardstown officer's ambush

Community continues wait for justice 3 years after Bardstown officer's ambush